Mirrors

Name: Mirrors
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: August 15, 2008
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Amy Smart, Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton

2008

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: August 15, 2008 | R

Starring: Amy Smart, Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton

Summary: Ex-cop Ben Carson takes a job as a night watchman at the burned-out ruins of the Mayflower department store. As he patrols the eerie, charred remains of the store, he begins to notice something sinister about the ornate mirrors that adorn the Mayflower walls. Reflected in the gigantic shimmering glass are horrific images that stun Carson.Ex-cop Ben Carson takes a job as a night watchman at the burned-out ruins of the Mayflower department store. As he patrols the eerie, charred remains of the store, he begins to notice something sinister about the ornate mirrors that adorn the Mayflower walls. Reflected in the gigantic shimmering glass are horrific images that stun Carson. He soon discovers that a deadly threat looms, trapped within the mirrors and reflective surfaces that pervade his everyday life. And if he has any hope of saving his wife and children from a horrifying death, Carson must somehow uncover the truth behind the mirrors - and battle the greatest evil he has ever faced. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Director: Alexandre Aja

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 110 min

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TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

Actually a marked improvement over the plodding and confusing original. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

The movie could have been a lot scarier. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

A minor chiller and major downer from the talented Alexandre Aja. Read full review

Mark Olsen

An empty enterprise that provides a few moments of goofy fun, Mirrors reflects back nothing. Read full review

Scott Tobias

The film looks to do for reflective surfaces what "Amityville 4" did for killer lamps. Read full review

Rob Nelson

Softcore horror at best, failed allegory at worst, Mirrors reflects little beyond Splat Pack auteur Alexandre Aja's desire to push his genre into less punishing and more profitable territory. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

An effective sound design enhances several of the film's sudden frights, and Sutherland, who appears in almost every scene, is a predictably solid presence. Read full review

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OliverR

May 4, 2009

I Thought it was very Jumpy, and a great film to watch in the dark, why all these bad reviews?

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EdwinR.

Sep 12, 2008

Really good movie.

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RobertD.

Aug 15, 2008

Excellent movie, Kiefer Sutherland was great, the story slacked a little near the end, but otherwise fantastic!

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ChadS.

Aug 18, 2008

A mirror doesn't account for the negative space that lies beyond the parameters of its reflection. But within this negative space, the replicas find safe passage. These roaming imitations seek signification from the next mirror which gives them a fleeting sense of corporeality before A mirror doesn't account for the negative space that lies beyond the parameters of its reflection. But within this negative space, the replicas find safe passage. These roaming imitations seek signification from the next mirror which gives them a fleeting sense of corporeality before their authentic equivalent carelessly resigns them back into the oblivion of being hypothetical. No wonder the department store demon scratches out the name of the person that could set its bastardized form loose from the life-supporting looking glass. These mirror men, these mirror women, they're only auxiliary members of the human league. Ben(Kiefer Sutherland) is their latest hope for deliverance from this reactionist netherworld. At one point in "Mirrors", the nightwatchman catches on fire, but the invisible flames doesn't deter him from returning to the Mayflower, a department store-cum-mausoleum, ravaged by an inferno. In an old-school haunted house film such as "The Amityville Horror", the movie would be essentially over if the Lutz family had the common sense to pack up and leave. The success of this genre is contingent on its characters being stupid. They're gluttons for punishment. These people are often painfully slow in catching the hint. But the nightwatchman has no choice in the matter; his work follows him home, his family suddenly placed in jeopardy. Asian horror movies pioneered the novel idea that an entity no longer needed to be confined to its originating jurisdiction. Since the malevolent presence exists wherever there's a mirror handy, Ben can remain at the department store without "Mirrors" resorting to the autonomy of the idiot plot. It's not M. Night Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense", but "Mirrors" delivers its fair share of chills, most notably, a particularly grisly murder that wouldn't have passed muster with the MPAA had this been an independent production. It's dramatically effective, however, because now Ben is emotionally invested in his war with the reflecting consciousness, a vendetta. Now this job for the ex-cop is personal. Driven by the summer blockbuster mentality, however, "Mirrors" climaxes with a little too much brio(borrowed from William Freidkin's "The Exorcist"), but its disquieting coda almost elevates this junky remake of Sung-ho Kim's "Geoul sokeuro" from close-call to guilty pleasure.… Expand

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horcrux2007

Nov 8, 2014

I'm slightly disappointed by this one. It started out as a sort of slasher, then quickly turned into investigation, then into supernatural. Slasher movies aren't necessarily my favorites, and I don't like how it quickly turned into an investigation movie and a boring one at that.I'm slightly disappointed by this one. It started out as a sort of slasher, then quickly turned into investigation, then into supernatural. Slasher movies aren't necessarily my favorites, and I don't like how it quickly turned into an investigation movie and a boring one at that. Investigation in horror can be done right if it's coherent and interesting, which this one was not. The Ring is a great example of an investigation horror film. When it turned into supernatural, that was more of what I was expecting from this film, but it still wasn't terribly entertaining or even scary in the slightest. I think this went more for the "cool effects" route. Speaking of which, the mirror effects did look great, and it was probably the best part of the movie... but if the special effects are the high point of a film, I don't think you're gonna get any quality entertainment.… Expand

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FallenStar

Jul 24, 2019

A typical Hollywood horror movie with a lot of blood/gore/boredom.
The plot is pretty much forced like every other standard horror movie but it does bring its own uniqueness with the mirrors element of the movie.
Unfortunately, a lot of it is very weak and see-through forcing many charactersA typical Hollywood horror movie with a lot of blood/gore/boredom.
The plot is pretty much forced like every other standard horror movie but it does bring its own uniqueness with the mirrors element of the movie.
Unfortunately, a lot of it is very weak and see-through forcing many characters to do things that are questionable.

Kiefer Sutherland's acting is pretty solid and he does carry the movie. Sadly he alone is not enough as the plot is very forced with sudden and pointless jump scares which are quite predictable and meh.

The ending tries to be interesting and it does have a ring to it but sadly it's pretty much poor executed.

A fun-flick to see with friends, popcorn and a couple of drinks.
As a single experience, those who are looking for a horror-chill experience might not find what they seek within this movie.

+ Mediocre acting
+ The movie looks nice overall
+ A simple but cool idea regarding the mirrors

- Stupid jump scares
- Forced plot
- Common predictable horror props throughout the runtime… Expand

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ValterL

May 31, 2009

One of the worst movies ever. The plot doesn't make any sense, and when you think it's about to end, it suddenly introduces a Nun-turned-Monster so ridiculous I was speechless. And the scariest thing about it it's a pigeon. I want my money back.

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